Sustainable Investing

Cary Krosinsky is a noted educator and author on the nexus of sustainability strategy, investing and financial value. He teaches at Yale University, USA; Concordia University, Canada; the University of Maryland, USA; and Brown University, USA; and acts as Senior Advisor to organizations such as the Carbon Tracker Initiative, the Principles for Responsible Investment and Wilshire Associates.Sophie Purdom is a Henry David Thoreau Scholar, the co-creator and instructor of the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Investing course at Brown University, USA, and established the Brown Sustainable Investment Fund. She is currently an Associate Consultant at Bain & Company in Boston and will be attending Harvard Business School, USA.

• Introduction: The Future of Investing is Sustainable How1. The 7 Tribes of Sustainable Investing 2. From farfetched theory to best practice: Sustainable Investing at Brown University 3. Impact Investing 4. How Paris Became the Capital of Climate Finance 5. The Value of Everything Systems & Systemic Solutions6. Thinking in Systems 7. On Reducing Emissions & Developing a Climate Change Strategy 8. Why Divestment is the outcome of a thoughtful investment process 9. The data challenges which remain 10. Scaling the Sustainable Trillion: "Top Down" Investment Strategies + "Bottom Up" Strategy Examples a) Terra Alpha, b) BlueSky (Sturmak), c) Mirova The Next Frontier11. The Main Segments of Global Commerce and what’s needed a) Financing the Renewable Revolution b) The Driverless Car c) Industrial Ecology d) Real Estate e) Infrastructure f) Fixed Income g) Climate Smart Landscapes 12. Regional Differences: Difficult Risks, Big Opportunities a) Climate Finance and Greening China’s Finance b) India’s Energy Future c) Sustainable State-Owned Enterprises d) Japan & Governance 13. Fiduciary Duty 14. The Risk Management Opportunity 15. Shareholder Engagement & Active Ownership in the Age of Transparency Emerging New Paradigms 16. Value Drivers 17. New Business Models: Conscious Capitalism & Conscious Investing 18. Sharia & Shared Ownership 19. Gender Diversity 20. a) The Future of Innovation b) Industry-Led change: the Principles for Responsible Investment Conclusion – Climate & Impact

"Sustainable Investing provides a much-needed roadmap that describes where we are and the many paths available to us. We find ourselves at a moment with the potential to take advantage of technology and momentum and the ability to steward our financial resources and social intent toward addressing the issues facing us globally. This book supplies us with the tools to help tackle those critical decisions." – Jenny Chan, Senior Investment Officer, Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, USA"As we make the vital sustainability and low carbon transition, we are finally moving from persuading to doing, from testing to investing. This book gives a great guide to the reasons change is needed, the methods, tools and ideas to make that change, plus all the latest thinking that goes along with that." – Dave Gorman, Director of Social Responsibility and Sustainability, Responsible Investment lead, University of Edinburgh, UK"Reallocating capital flows towards a more sustainable future is vital if we are to safeguard this planet for future generations. This book provides a very helpful overview of this emerging field and demonstrates how this crucial financial innovation is taking place." – Jules Kortenhorst, CEO, Rocky Mountain Institute, USA"Those of us responsible for maximizing the long-term prospects of the funds we manage must have a strong understanding of the theory and practice of sustainable investing. As fiduciaries, we cannot afford to passively accept what the market gives us. We must assert our influence to promote sustainable behavior at the companies we invest in and throughout the economy." – Seth Magaziner, General Treasurer for the State of Rhode Island, USA"Krosinsky and Purdom have assembled a prodigious and original set of pieces on the crucial issue of how businesses, institutions, governments and individuals can and must shift their investments in a much more sustainable direction. One-stop-shopping for useful and provocative ideas on greening finance, brilliantly timed." – J Timmons Roberts, Ittleson Professor of Sociology and Environmental Studies, Co-Founder, Climate and Development Lab, Institute at Brown for Environment and Society, Brown University, USA"The market need for sustainable solutions is accelerating and big, as is the growing universe of investable solutions. This fresh look at sustainable investing organized by Krosinsky and Purdom is must reading for every investor seeking to align his or her sustainability values with superior investment returns." – Jackson Robinson, Vice Chair & Portfolio Manager, Trillium Asset Management, USA"Sustainable investing has come a long way in the past decade. From the start, Krosinsky has been an astute observer and participant. In this new book, Krosinsky and Purdom provide a detailed 360-degree view of emerging priorities and practices. Impressive in depth and breadth, this sophisticated, practical volume is essential reading." – Paul Shrivastava, Executive Director, Future Earth, Canada"Asset owners, asset managers and investment consultants will all greatly benefit from Sustainable Investing. This book focuses on taking the reader from understanding into an investor perspective. Turning that perspective into an investment approach, as the book notes, is where the rubber will meet the road for investors." – George Wong, Special Investment Officer, New York State Common Retirement Fund, USA